02/10/2026
LIFE IS A LONG STORY
Part 7
Choyamba pangani follow Nyamata wa ntopola PGS
1. USIKU WOPANDA TULO
Daniel anakhala usiku wonse akuganizira uthenga umene Memory anamulembera.
“Daniel, I know who you are.”
“And I know who I am.”
“We need to talk… brother.”
Mawu oti brother anali kumveka mobwerezabwereza m’mutu mwake.
Kodi zinali zoona kuti Memory Phiri, mtsikana amene ankaphunzira naye, anali mlongo wake weniweni?
Anatenga kalata ya B. Mwanza imene anaipeza m’mbuyomu. Anaiwerenga kachiwiri, makamaka pamene panalembedwa kuti:
“Find your sister before they find her first.”
“Who are you, Memory?” Daniel ananong’oneza.
Nthawi yomweyo phone yake inalira.
Uthenga wochokera kwa Memory.
MEMORY: Tomorrow morning, 6 AM. Meet me near the old bridge. I have something important to tell you. Please come alone.
Daniel anayankha mwachangu.
DANIEL: Is it about the letter?
Memory sanayankhe.
Daniel anagona ali ndi mafunso ambiri kuposa mayankho.
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2. CHITHUNZI CHAKALE
Nthawi inali 6 koloko m’mawa pamene Daniel anafika pa old bridge.
Memory anali atamudikira kale. Anavala jacket ya buluu ndipo anali atanyamula envelope yakale.
“Memory, what’s going on?” Daniel anafunsa.
Memory anamuyang’ana kwa nthawi yaitali.
“Before I show you this, promise me something.”
“What?”
“Whatever you discover today, don’t hate my father before hearing the whole story.”
Daniel anadabwa.
“Why would I hate him?”
Memory anatsegula envelope n’kutulutsa chithunzi cha mwana wamkazi wamng’ono.
Pansi pa chithunzicho panalembedwa dzina lakuti:
MARY — 17 APRIL 2008.
Daniel anachitenga chithunzicho.
“Where did you get this?”
“I found it in my father’s old box. He has kept it for years.”
“Did you ask him about it?”
“Yes. Poyamba anakana kundiuza chilichonse. Koma nditamufunsa mobwerezabwereza, anandiuza kuti dzina langa loyamba linali Mary.”
Daniel anangomuyang’ana.
“Your name was Mary?”
Memory anagwedeza mutu.
“He said I came to live with him when I was still a baby. Koma sanandiuze amene anandibweretsa kapena chifukwa chake.”
Daniel anayang’ana chithunzicho.
Tsopano anakumbukira document imene iye ndi Brian anapeza.
BABY 1 — MALE.
BABY 2 — FEMALE.
DATE: 17 APRIL 2008.
NAME: MARY.
TRANSFERRED TO M.P. FAMILY.
M.P.
Moses Phiri.
Memory Phiri.
Zonse zinkayamba kulumikizana.
“Memory,” Daniel ananena mwakachetechete, “I think you might be the sister I’ve been searching for.”
Maso a Memory anayamba kudzaza misozi.
“Then why did nobody tell us?”
Daniel analibe yankho.
Onse awiri anakhala chete kwa kanthawi.
Kenako Memory anafunsa funso lina.
“Daniel, have you ever wondered why your father becomes angry whenever you mention B. Mwanza?”
“Yes. But he never explains anything.”
Memory anatulutsa pepala lina m’ma envelope.
“Look at this.”
Linali ndi mawu olembedwa ndi munthu wina amene sanadziwike.
“The two children must never discover the agreement made on the day they were separated.”
Daniel anawerenga mawuwo kawiri.
“Agreement? What agreement?”
Memory anapukusa mutu.
“I don’t know. But I think our parents know the answer.”
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3. BRIAN AKUBISA CHINTHU
Atachoka pa bridge, Daniel anaganiza zopita kukapeza Brian.
Brian anali atakhala pa bench pafupi ndi shopu imene ankakonda kuchezerako.
“Brian, we need to talk.”
Brian atangoona nkhope ya Daniel, anazindikira kuti pali chinachake chimene chachitika.
“What happened?”
Daniel anamuwonetsa chithunzi cha Mary ndi document imene Memory anamupatsa.
Brian anayang’ana zinthuzo kwa nthawi yaitali.
“Where did you get these?”
“Memory found them at her house.”
Brian anapumira kwambiri.
“Daniel, there’s something I haven’t told you.”
Daniel anamuyang’ana.
“What is it?”
Brian anatsitsa mutu.
“My father also knew Moses Phiri.”
Daniel anadabwa.
“What? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I wasn’t sure whether it was connected to your story. Koma dzulo ndinapeza notebook yakale ya bambo anga.”
Brian anatsegula bag yake n’kutulutsa notebook yakuda.
M’kati mwake munali mayina angapo:
- Maria
- John Banda
- B. Mwanza
- Moses Phiri
- Patrick
Pafupi ndi mayinawo panalembedwa tsiku limodzi:
17 APRIL 2008.
Daniel anatenga notebookyo.
“Why were all these people together on that day?”
Brian anapukusa mutu.
“I don’t know. But there’s one sentence that scared me.”
“What sentence?”
Brian anatsegula tsamba lina.
“If the children ever meet, the truth will destroy the promise.”
Daniel anayang’ana Brian.
“What promise?”
Brian asanayankhe, phone yake inalira.
Uthenga wochokera kwa nambala yosadziwika.
UNKNOWN: Tell Daniel to stop searching. He has already found too much.
Brian anawonetsa Daniel uthengawo.
Daniel sanachite mantha monga kale. M’malo mwake, anakwiya.
“Someone is trying to stop us from knowing the truth.”
Brian anagwedeza mutu.
“And that means we’re getting closer.”
Koma Brian anali atabisa chinthu china.
M’thumba lake munali pepala limene analichotsa mu notebookyo asanakumane ndi Daniel.
Pa pepalalo panalembedwa dzina limodzi:
PATRICK CHIMWEMWE.
Ndipo pansi pake panali mawu akuti:
“The person who arranged the transfer.”
Brian ankadziwa kuti ngati Daniel aona pepalali, zinthu zonse zisintha.
Koma chifukwa chiyani Brian ankafuna kubisa zimenezi?
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4. BAMBO BANDA AKUUZA CHOWONADI CHINA
Madzulo amenewo, Daniel anabwerera kunyumba.
Bambo Banda anali atakhala pabalaza, akuyang’ana chithunzi chakale cha banja lawo.
“Dad, we need to talk.”
Bambo Banda anaika chithunzicho patebulo.
“About what?”
“About Mary. About Memory. And about B. Mwanza.”
Nkhope ya Bambo Banda inasintha.
“Where did you hear that name again?”
“Dad, please. I’m tired of secrets. If Memory is my sister, why was she taken to another family?”
Bambo Banda anakhala chete kwa nthawi yaitali.
Kenako anati, “Daniel, there are things I did because I believed they would protect you.”
“Protect me from what?”
“From a truth that could change everything.”
Daniel anagwedeza mutu.
“My whole life has already changed, Dad. I just need the truth.”
Bambo Banda anapukuta nkhope yawo ndi manja.
“Maria anali ndi ana awiri. Iwe ndi mwana wamkazi. Panali zinthu zambiri zomwe zinkachitika pa nthawiyo, ndipo akuluakulu ena anaganiza kuti ana awiriwo akule m’mabanja osiyana.”
“Who made that decision?”
Bambo Banda sanayankhe mwachindunji.
“Patrick ankadziwa zomwe zinachitika. Moses Phiri nayenso ankadziwa. Koma pali mbali ina ya nkhaniyi yomwe sindingathe kukufotokozerani popanda munthu wina.”
“Who?”
Bambo Banda anayang’ana pakhomo.
“B. Mwanza.”
Daniel anakhala chete.
“Then where is he?”
Bambo Banda anatsitsa maso.
“Sindikudziwa ngati akufuna kupezeka.”
Daniel anayimirira.
“Then I’ll find him.”
“Daniel, wait!”
Koma Daniel anali atatenga kale jacket yake.
Asanatulukire pakhomo, Bambo Banda ananena mawu omaliza:
“Ngati ukakumana ndi B. Mwanza, musamulole kuti akuuze mbali imodzi yokha ya nkhaniyi. Iye nayenso ali ndi chinsinsi.”
Daniel anatuluka m’nyumba ali ndi funso limodzi lalikulu.
Kodi B. Mwanza ankafuna kubisa chiyani?
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5. MUNTHU ALI PAKHOMO
Usiku utayamba, Daniel anakhala m’chipinda chake akuyang’ana chithunzi cha Mary.
Phone yake inalira.
Nambala yosadziwika.
UNKNOWN: You have been warned. Stop searching for your sister.
Daniel anayankha:
DANIEL: Who are you?
Yankho linafika nthawi yomweyo.
UNKNOWN: Someone who knows what happened on 17 April 2008.
Daniel analemba mwachangu:
DANIEL: Then tell me the truth.
Patapita mphindi zochepa, uthenga wina unafika.
UNKNOWN: Look outside your window.
Daniel anaimirira pang’onopang’ono n’kupita pawindo.
Kunja kunali mdima.
Galimoto yakuda inali itayimitsidwa kutsidya kwa msewu.
Munthu wina anali ataimirira pafupi nayo, atayang’ana nyumba ya a Banda.
Daniel anayesetsa kuona nkhope yake.
Kenako phone yake inalira kachiwiri.
UNKNOWN: The man outside is Patrick. Don’t let him speak to Memory.
Daniel anabwerera m’mbuyo.
Koma asanachite chilichonse, galimoto ija inayamba kuyenda.
Munthuyo anayang’ana pawindo la Daniel kwa masekondi angapo, kenako analowa m’galimoto n’kuchoka.
Daniel nthawi yomweyo anaimbira Memory.
“Memory, are you safe?”
“Yes. Why?”
“Patrick is looking for us. Someone just sent me a message warning me not to let him speak to you.”
Memory anakhala chete.
Kenako ananena mawu amene Daniel sanayembekezere.
“Daniel, Patrick already came to our house.”
“What?”
“Anabwera madzulo ano. Anapatsa bambo anga envelope ndipo anawauza kuti ndiyenera kudziwa zoona zonse.”
Daniel anagwira phone yake mwamphamvu.
“What was inside the envelope?”
Memory anayankha mwakachetechete.
“Chithunzi cha Maria… ndi kalata yolembedwa ndi mayi athu.”
Daniel anakhala chete.
“Our mother?”
“Yes. Ndipo kalatayo inali ndi dzina lako.”
Memory anapuma mozama.
“Daniel, I think our mother is still alive.”
Daniel anasiya kulankhula.
Kwa zaka zambiri, ankakhulupirira kuti Maria anali mbali ya mbiri yakale yomwe sakanatha kuibwezeranso.
Koma ngati Maria anali moyo, chifukwa chiyani sanabwere kudzawaona?
Ndipo ngati Patrick ankadziwa komwe anali…
Chifukwa chiyani anabisa chowonadi kwa zaka zonsezi?
Phone ya Daniel inalira kachiwiri.
Uthenga womaliza unafika.
UNKNOWN: If you want to meet Maria, come to the old house tomorrow at 8 PM. Come with Memory. Tell no one.
Daniel anayang’ana uthengawo kwa nthawi yaitali.
Kenako anauwonetsa Memory.
Onse awiri anadziwa kuti uwu unali mwayi wawo woyamba wopeza mayi amene anawasowa kwa zaka zambiri.
Koma panali vuto limodzi.
Sankadziwa ngati uthengawo unachokera kwa Maria…
Kapena kwa munthu amene ankafuna kuwakokera mumsampha.
🔥 TO BE CONTINUED…
Kodi Maria akadali moyo? Kodi Daniel ndi Memory adzapeza mayi awo? Ndipo ndani amene anatumiza uthenga woti akumane nawo pa old house?
Ngati mukufuna kudziwa zomwe zidzachitike, musaphonye PART 8! ❤️🔥
